By the time they reached the top landing the Volunteers were down to just a handful. They decided to fall back up to the roof again.
WE HAVE TO GET THEM TO A HOSPITAL IF THEY’RE TO HAVE ANY CHANCE.
WE SURRENDER. WE HAVE WOUNDED IN NEED OF HOSPITAL TREATMENT.
I’M DR LYNN. THESE LADIES ARE NURSES.
WE TREAT THE WOUNDED, NOTHING ELSE. WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? I’LL NEED ALL YOUR NAMES. AND YOU YOUNG LADY, HOW MANY REBELS ARE UP ON THE ROOF.
IF YOU MEAN VOLUNTEERS, SIR, I WOULD SAY ABOUT A HUNDRED MEN..
WE’LL LEAVE THEM FREEZE UP THERE FOR THE NIGHT. THAT SHOULD KNOCK THE STUFFING OUT OF THEM.
MIGHT I SAY A WHOPPING GOOD IDEA SIR.
23
By first light the few remaining Volunteers had melted away.